Community
STILL Too Hot for ICE
Join us for an open fundraiser to support our community neighbors affected by ICE raids. All art forms welcome! Bring your poetry, short story, comedy, music, monologue, etc. to share on the mic in a supportive environment. Suggested $10+ donation for Long Beach...
Noche Latina
Join us for Noche Latina, a vibrant celebration of community and culture. This free, family-friendly event brings together people of all ages to enjoy delicious cuisine and handmade goods from local vendors, dancing and dance instruction, live performances, art making...
29th Annual Historical Cemetery Tour
The Historical Society of Long Beach holds the Annual Historical Cemetery Tour at Long Beach Municipal Cemetery and Sunnyside Cemetery on the last Saturday of October. The all-ages event features graveside performances by community theater actors portraying the life...
Open Studio – Alepsis Hernandez
**You’re Invited!** 🎨✨ Join artist Alepsis Hernandez as she opens the doors to her art studio. Come explore the creative process, see the latest works in progress, and enjoy some light refreshments and snacks. There will be an activity station for kids to color...
Room At The Table Community Event
Bay Shore Church Invites the Neighborhood to a Free Community Dinner & Music Event — Room at the Table— October 5 On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Bay Shore Community Congregational Church will open its doors for Room at the Table, a free, family-friendly evening of...
TOO HOT FOR ICE open mic
Please come out next Friday August 29, 7-9 pm for a community OPEN MIC to raise funds for the Belonging & Resiliency Fund — all proceeds go directly to immigrant families affected by the ICE raids for things like groceries and necessary supplies. So if you’re...
Kleefeld Contemporary Fall Exhibitions Opening Celebration
Join Kleefeld Contemporary in celebration of the museum’s fall exhibitions: Solastalgia, Christine Nguyen: Emergence of the Kelp Deer, Jennifer Celio: Species in Danger, and more. Be among the first to see new exhibitions, meet artists, and enjoy music by DJ...
2025 State of the Arts Honorees
The Arts Council for Long Beach (ArtsLB) is proud to announce the honorees for the 2025 State of the Arts awards, recognizing artists, cultural leaders, and organizations whose creativity and leadership continue to shape Long Beach’s vibrant cultural landscape. This...![Conchas y Café–Creative Writing Class [Virtual]](https://artslb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CyC_New-Series-Announcement-2-Static-Post_English-1080x675.jpeg)
Conchas y Café–Creative Writing Class [Virtual]
(español a continuación) – – – Our Conchas y Café bilingual community writing workshop series is a 15-week virtual course offered twice a year (Fall and Spring semesters) that explores skills in poetry and other forms of creative writing. Writers of...
Balang Araw: Prints for a Bright Future!
Join a Summer printmaking session celebrating our Filipino kababayan in Long Beach! Share your stories of community and learn about the role of art in making social change for a brighter future!
‘drawinghouse’ Figure Drawing Session
Date & Time Sat, Aug 30 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM PDT Location Yogalution Movement & Wellness 244 Redondo Ave. Long Beach, CA 90803 Description Buy purchasing this ticket, you are confirming that you are 18+ years of age. No photography, video or touching of the...
Trashion Show Long Beach
🎉 Trashion Show Long Beach 2025 🎉 Trash + Fashion = Trashion Join us for the 2nd Annual Trashion Show Long Beach — a bold celebration of creativity, sustainability, and style! This year’s show will take place on Sunday, September 21, 2025, at the Long Beach Playhouse....
Printmaking Monday’s
Meet Monday’s printmakers at PLACE.LB at BYO Chips & Chill!
INNER WISDOM Amplified Awareness Meditation with Zaire Black at Compound
Discover Compound’s Wellness Collective Series held every Friday evening as healing and contemporary arts intersect for individual transformation and self-cultivation. Take a journey within and activate a heightened sense of awareness with a guided breath...
8/8 Lions Gate Full Moon Gathering Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey
8/8 Lions Gate Full Moon Gathering Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey 🌕 8/8 Lions Gate Full Moon Ajna Light & Sound Healing Journey Feat Rare Ajna Light Neurotechnology • Holy Fire® Reiki • Human Design 📅 Date: Friday, August 8🕠 Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM📍...
Ambitious Record Fair: Summer Nights
🎶 Ambitious Record Fair: Summer Nights Edition 🎶 Long Beach’s beloved Ambitious Record Fair gets a summer spin! Join us for Summer Nights Edition — a monthly outdoor vinyl market with 10+ vendors, all-vinyl DJ sets, great beer from Ambitious Ales, and a beautiful...
Speak I Will Staged Reading
6/20 8 PM and 6/22 1 PM Speak I Will is a collection of Fractured ShakespeareTM monologues that rearranges and recontextualizes the words of Shakespeare to find fresh meaning from the age-old text. Drawing text from 32 of Shakespeare’s plays, 4 Sonnets and Double...
Double Feature: The Apollo Waltz and Death Takes a Vacation
Double Feature: The Apollo Waltz and Death Takes a Vacation 6/21 8 PM and 6/22 4 PM The Apollo Waltz The second wife of a famous writer makes the tragic mistake of trying to mediate the ugly, emotional terror games he plays with the daughter of his first wife. Death...
Standing Ovation
Standing Ovation is a mystical and moving tale where drag and community reclaim center stage! This original jukebox musical is a one-night-only spectacular you won’t want to miss. The story follows a group of teens who sneak into a historic queer theater the night...
Free Community Sound Bath
We’re excited to invite you to a Free Community Sound Bath with Lynda Arnold at Yogalution Movement Studio in Long Beach! This special event honors the seasonal transition into summer through sound, stillness, and community. 🗓 When: Sunday, June 15th | 7:00–9:00 PM 📍...
FREE Music Master Classes
Students, parents, teachers, professional musicians: Join us for FREE master classes for viola, cello, violin, woodwinds, plus audition preparation and chamber music! Classes will take place in the Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras Studio, 423 Shoreline Village Drive,...
2025 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Finals Ceremony
2025 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Finals Ceremony Please join the Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate program on Saturday, May 17, from 2-4 pm at Michelle Obama Library Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90805) in celebrating the debut of our...
Musique Sur La Mer Orchestras 25th Anniversary Concert – On Broadway!
It’s our 25th anniversary! Join us for a toe-tapping, delightful evening of your favorite show tunes performed by the award-winning Musique Sur La Mer Youth Symphony Orchestra of Long Beach, the Musique Sur La Mer Honors Chamber Orchestra of Long Beach, and the...